Back to school

This is the beginning of the school year in Uganda, and many students are off campus today as they get their children settled for the school year, which includes looking for school fees.

We were discussing this in class Tuesday, as the students wanted to cancel the lecture, since half of them would be gone.  In a bid for making his case, one student said that he had children AND orphans to care for.  

An orphan is a child who has lost one parent; a total orphan has lost both parents.  I pointed out that I'm an orphan, and he replied, "no Reverend, you're a senior orphan."

Senior orphan.  Nice.  And yes, we did cancel the lecture, but will stay later on Tuesday to make up the time.